NOORAīS LEGACY TO HER FRIENDS | 10TH OF OCTOBER 2007
Dear friends, ( mother told me to say dear, I would have said only friends...)
Now that I am tired and leaving this world within 24 hours, I want to leave some
of my thoughts for you to cherish. Keep them alive and bring my thoughts to life
when things are going the wrong way. The leader carries the responsibility till the
end. Isnīt that leaders most important task?
Most of all Iīm worried about my human mom. And of course of that rascal, who
is also known as Merit. Weera will survive. She will be sad for a while, but she will
notice I will live in memories and in her heart forever. Comfort Weera, when her
grief is the biggest. Weera must be cared very tenderly, since she is very tender
in heart and soul. Take her into your arms and comfort her tenderly, when she is
in need. Nuka on the other hand knows and understands my part, since she is already
going the same path as I am. Only a few steps behind. Nuka is a very wise animal
and knows how to carry her grief. I would like you to understand that Nuka is a fine animal
and I hope you would give her credit for that.She is really wise, a bit load but wise;)
But the thoughts I want to leave to you, friends..some of you are already waiting for me
on the other side... First of all I want to thank you all for being my friends. You made
my life worthwhile. And taught me a lot.
Thank you, Hanna and mother Ronja, for life. Thank you Sinni the ibizanpodenco and
sister Wilma for friendship. Especially for you, Sinni I want to leave a message:
"Keep yourself firm. Till the end.With style. If you manage to do that, you have lived with honour."
Thank you, Sinni for being my friend, although we had our problems at first. Maybe we were
too much alike? I dont know, maybe. On the forest trips something was missing after you
were living in another neighbourhood.
Sinniīs human mom, Susanna I thank for all those advices you gave to my human mom.
Mom can be a bit dramatic at times,but your advices were wise and good advices.
I was lucky that you guided mom, when she was lost in her thoughts.
Hanna, mostly I thank you for the first steps of my life and for picking up the person
for me to live with. Mom loves me so much. Thank you, Hanna. You saw the right
puppy and right human and connected us. I have had such a good life with mom
( although her endless kissing has caused me stress sometimes...) Good life, I had.
Although, sometimes when I was younger I disagreed with my mom about the amount
of food I was suppoused to have;) Anyway, mom is a good person although she doesnīt
always understand how much food a decent pharaoh hound needs. Which is a LOT,
at least to my mind. Anyway, Thank you Hanna for mom. And for life in general.
My halfbrother, Wallu. There is something very similar in you and me, but you are more
tender than I am. Iīm sorry if I hurted your feelings by teaching you too strongly.
I meant good, maybe the ways were wrong. You developed to be a fine man, although
my nerves didnīt last with you always;) Look after Weera, Merit and Nuka - especially
I would advice you to give Merit a hard time! She needs it, believe me. She will never
be a good leader if she doesnīt understand her faults.
Elina, Kiara and the youngster Kendra ( which I didnīt get to know properly)- what a fine
pack you three are! Kiara, you have the same style as I have. Donīt give that up even
there is a new kid in house. Be yourself with calmness. Teach the kid her place, but never
give your own! I wish you strenght with the new pharaoh kid in the family. Donīt forget the
meaning of friendship. Sometimes the most wonderful thing in life is to sleep in a friends
lap while your own human is gone...I have been lucky to have a friend nearby during my life.
First Nuka and then later, Weera. Merit is not a friend to me. She is a member of my family
and the coming leader and competition. Keep on eye on Merit! Please. She is the one, who
will take my place after I am gone. Unfortunatelly I didnīt have time to teach her everything
she needs to know in this task - you continue what I started.
For Katja - the catwoman. You knew. Even better than myself what it is to be sick. Thank you
for your caring and friendship. And my greetings to Ceppo, the hovawart - my fighting mate!
Thank you, Katja for the attention you gave me, when I was sick. You knew what it is to be
a leader. That part can be hard. Especially when you are old and tired.
I hope you will remember me as a calm and quite goodlooking pharaoh hound. Mom says,
that I am wise and that I have style - maybe you will remember me the same way? It is so
hard for mom to say goodbye to me. It isnīt easy for me either, but this is life.
The beginning and the end. Try to manage with mom with her tears and pain. The thought
of leaving mom to your hands worries me, since mom was the most important thing of my life.
Believe me.
It was mom, that I loved. And you, my friends. You made my life whole. A great one.
Better than I dared to expect.Thank you, once again friends.
I am tired now. Travelled a long way and experienced a lot during my life. But now it is time.
Time to close my eyes for the last time. Mom is so sad that she has to make the final call
and let me go...but as one very wise dogbreeder said to mom: " you are suppoused to be
broken now. You are ment to be in million pieces. This is the dept you have to pay to the
Big Red One." That is right. This pain is the dept, that mom has to pay. For all the love I gave.
For all the love I had.
Thank you, friends. One more time.
Untill we meet again,
The leader of the pack, Noora also known as The Big Red Girl.
Noora was put to sleep late Thursday evening 11th of October 2007, while the autumn sky was
bright and clear. I stayed with her till the last beating of her heart. I promised her that.
Till the last beat of your heart, Noora. Till the last beat of your wonderful, strong heart.
Travel light, honey.
- Nooras human mom, Heidi. The one that she owned.